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automobile industry  

Definition

  • An industry that helped thousands of African Americans into the middle class but continues to discriminate against blacks on the management level. According to the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, African Americans account for approximately 40 percent of the American automobile industry labor force. [Source: Encyclopedia of African American Society; Automobile Industry]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-FRHCGRNN-V

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